No. 3,258 in Japanese
少なめ
"少なめ" means "a little less" or "smaller amount."
In a sentence
このスープは塩を少なめにしました。
I used less salt in this soup.
少なめ is used as an adverb to indicate that something was made or adjusted to contain less of a particular ingredient.
プロジェクトの予算は少なめに見積もるべきです。
We should estimate the project budget on the lower side.
少なめ is used to describe an estimation as being on the lower side.
夏休みの旅行では観光地は少なめの場所を選びたいです。
For the summer vacation trip, I want to choose a place with fewer tourist spots.
少なめ describes the preference for a number of spots to be relatively low.
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